Propolis

Introduction Propolis is a glue-like jet-black material that collected and processed by the bees (honeybees) from various sources of flowers, leaves, and new(prenominal) plants. It is a heterogeneous mixture consist of many compounds which is taken and converted past utilized by bees in sealing their honeycombs holes, smoothing the internal parts of the combs, and providing shield to their residence against invaders.Recent studies which have been conducted on the propolis, showed that the propolis is a mixture of phenolic compounds (phenolic acid), polyphenols , flavonoids , Easters and various types of fatty acids, amino acids, alcohol, steroids, Caffeic acid, CAPE, quercitin , carbohydrates and many other substances that forms the propolis. Its composition whitethorn differ due to the difference of the source which is collected from.The differences in their chemical composition may affect the biological activities and may similarly type some diversity although the properti es are almost similar in each of it. Propolis has an interest according to its properties which make it unique. It might be used in therapeutic aspects such as anti-oxidant, anti- cancer, antiviral and antibacterial activities and also radioprotective properties. Propolis has anti-cancer or anti-tumor factors.It has been reported by many studies which noticed that propolis inhibits cancer cells growth and metastasis by stimulating the apoptosis and the immune system. Apoptosis is the mechanism of destroying and eliminating the Abnormal cells that includes cancer cells. This attribute may prevent the side effects caused by chemotherapy and radiation sickness.Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used in the treating cancer but in the corresponding time they damage other organs and may cause other diseases or undesired effects. The only disadvantage of natural anti-cancer is the rate of operation which is faster in chemo and radiotherapy . Also, it has Anti-oxidant activity due to the presence of flavonoids which inhibits the lipid peroxidation and the oxidation of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and quercetin which is the most potent al-Qaida scavenger.Free radical scavengers may prevent the free radicals reactive species from being formed, or recall them before they can harmfully affect the components of the cell. In addition to these properties, it also has antibacterial, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-aggregatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial effects that make propolis the focus of attention of many scientists. crab louse (malignant tumor) is an anomalous growth of cells due to either presence of mutation in deoxyribonucleic acid or inhibiting in the tumor suppressors ( one of the checkpoints on the cell roulette wheel ) which leads to fast growth of cancer cells, invading the organs, and destroying the adjacent cells to get the nutrition.Cancer may occur in any part of the lungs and causes damage to the lung and may lead to death . Lung cancer may be hereditary or acquired by many factors, for example, smoking cigarettes, asbestos and breathing carcinogens chemicals. However, the main causes of other types of cancers are still unknown yet.